# Accident 19940429015759A: Cessna 172P, Portland, OR, April 29, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1994, 11:30 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland/Hillsboro Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GETS
- Location: 45.5804° N, 122.9102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5804&lon=-122.9102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53161, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53161-2005-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 94 total, 39 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940429015759A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FLARED HIGH FLOATED. DROPPED TO RUNWAY. BOUNCED AND PORPOISED. TAXIED OFF RUNWAY WHEN BOUNCING STOPPED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA94LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA115), Apr 29, 1994: Cessna 172P (N53161), Hillsboro, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: POOR IN-FLIGHT PLANNING. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION AND UNCONTROLLED PORPOISE.

## Other reports on N53161 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20041029028239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041029028239A), Oct 29, 2004: Cessna 172P (N53161), Olympia, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On October 29, 2004, about 2355 PST, N53161, a Cessna 172P aircraft, collided with mountainous terrain about six miles west of the Olympia, WA airport.…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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